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18-583: Minor league baseball in Vidalia, began in 1948 when the Vidalia–Lyons Twins were formed, in partnership with neighboring Lyons, Georgia . The Twins played in the newly reformed six–team Class D level Georgia State League from 1948 to 1950. The team was named the "Twins" because of the close proximity and partnership of Vidalia and Lyons. The Twins finished the 1948 regular season with a 54–66 record, placing fifth. The 1949 Twins finished in fourth place with

36-655: A 72–65 record and advanced to the Georgia State League Finals in the playoffs. In 1950, the Twins had a 56–83 record, placing seventh in the final standings. After not fielding a team in 1951, the Vidalia Indians rejoined the 1952 Class D Georgia State League as an affiliate of the Cleveland Indians . Today, the local Vidalia High School sports teams are known as the "Indians." The Vidalia Indians captured

54-460: A depot on the Central of Georgia Railway . The community was named after one Mr. Lyons, a railroad official. It was incorporated on December 9, 1897. In 1905, Lyons was designated seat of the newly formed Toombs County. Lyons is located at 32°12′15″N 82°19′22″W  /  32.20417°N 82.32278°W  / 32.20417; -82.32278 (32.204287, -82.322732). The city is located at

72-493: A middle school, and a high school. The district has 177 full-time teachers and over 2,856 students. Oak Park, Georgia Oak Park is a city in Emanuel County , Georgia , United States. The population was 484 at the 2010 census , up from 366 in 2000. By 2020, its population was 512. The town was originally named Sol, Georgia from June to August 1880 then the town name was changed to Horace, Georgia. The town name

90-605: The 1952 Georgia State League championship. Vidalia finished the regular season with a record of 66–58, placing third in the 1952 regular season. Playing under manager Frank "Bull" Hamons, Vidalia finished 9.0 games behind the first place Eastman Dodgers . After beating the Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals four games to two, the Vidalia Indians defeated the Douglas Trojans four games to two in the league finals to win

108-468: The 1956 season. Vidalia, Georgia has not hosted another minor league baseball team. The Vidalia Indians and Vidalia–Lyons Twins played minor league home games at Vidalia Municipal Stadium . Lyons, Georgia Lyons is a city in Toombs County , Georgia , United States. The population was 4,239 in 2020. The city is the county seat of Toombs County. Lyons was founded c.  1890 as

126-457: The Indians had home season attendance of 53,334 at Vidalia Municipal Stadium. Vidalia qualified for the 1955 Georgia State League playoffs with a fourth-place regular season finish. Playing the season under player/manager Ed Levy , the Indians ended the regular season with a 56–54 record, in fourth place, finishing 7.0 games behind the first place Douglas Trojans. In the playoffs, the Indians lost in

144-524: The championship. The 1952 season attendance for Vidalia was 37,485, an average of 605 per home game. In the 1953 season, the Indians finished last in the Georgia State League. Placing eighth in the eight–the team league, the Indians had a 41–82 record under managers Frank Hamons, Jake Daniel and Don Cross. The Indians finished 42.0 games behind first place Baxley-Hazlehurst Red Sox in the regular season standings. The Vidalia Indians rebounded from

162-585: The city include Georgia State Routes 152 , 178 , and 292 . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19 km ), of which 7.5 square miles (19 km ) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km ) (0.53%) is water. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 4,239 people, 1,607 households, and 1,013 families residing in the city. The Toombs County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools,

180-433: The council consisted of Mrs. J.D. Tyson, Mrs. G.C. Corbin, Mrs. J.J. Powell, Mrs. G.C. Williamson and Miss Ada Belle Thompson. Oak Park is located in southern Emanuel County at 32°22′15″N 82°18′36″W  /  32.37083°N 82.31000°W  / 32.37083; -82.31000 (32.370747, -82.309915), along U.S. Route 1 . Interstate 16 passes through the northern part of the town, 3 miles (5 km) north of

198-457: The fire, including houses of others. He had even cut the rope for the well bucket to keep the fire from being put out. In a December 14, 1934 municipal election , Oak Park elected a mayor and five-person town council composed entirely of women. The election of an all-woman government was a first for Georgia, and novel enough that the event was covered by Associated Press and United Press news stories, both calling it " Petticoat Rule ". It

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216-463: The first round of the playoffs, as the Douglas Trojans defeated the Vidalia three games to one. Vidalia was led by pitcher Gary Bell , who finished the season with a 7–5 record and a 3.33 ERA. In their final season, the 1956 Vidalia Indians placed third in the 1956 Georgia State League regular season standings and again qualified for the playoffs. Playing under manager Mark Wylie, the Indians ended

234-442: The junction of U.S. Routes 1 and 280 . U.S. 1 runs north-south through the center of town, leading north 12 mi (19 km) to Oak Park just south of its junction with Interstate 16 and south 31 mi (50 km) to Baxley . U.S. 280 runs east-west through the city as West Liberty Avenue, leading southeast 15 mi (24 km) to Reidsville and west 6 mi (10 km) to Vidalia . Other highways that run through

252-513: The last place finish and won the 1954 Georgia State League championship and pennant. The Indians ended the regular season in first place, with a 85–44 record under manager James Beavers, finishing just 0.5 game ahead of the second place Douglas Trojans . In the 1954 playoffs, after defeating the Statesboro Pilots four games to two, Vidalia swept the Douglas Trojans four games to none in the league finals. During their championship season of 1954,

270-499: The original town center, with access to US 1 from Exit 90. I-16 leads east 77 miles (124 km) to Savannah and west 88 miles (142 km) to Macon , while US 1 leads north 18 miles (29 km) to Swainsboro , the Emanuel County seat, and south 11 miles (18 km) to Lyons . According to the United States Census Bureau , Oak Park has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.7 km ), of which 7.1 square miles (18.3 km )

288-528: The regular season with a 63–57 record, finishing 14.0 games behind the Douglas Reds . In the first round of the playoffs, the Douglas Reds beat the Vidalia Indians three games to two, in the last games played by the franchise. Dick Stigman had a record of 17–9 with a 1.44 ERA. Vidalia had 1956 season attendance of 17,273, an average of 288 per game. The Georgia State League permanently folded after completing

306-402: Was later changed to Oak Park, Georgia in 1904. In 1914 a murder–suicide committed by local farmer J.A. Eubanks got national news coverage. He murdered his wife and two daughters with an axe, set fire to some farm buildings, and shot himself in the head. Before killing himself, he woke a neighbor and told them what he had done. He did leave a suicide note. Several structures were destroyed in

324-417: Was not a surprise to the town however, as the all-woman slate had been nominated by men when the previous mayor retired and no men volunteered to replace him. Some in the town apparently dissented, as the jail was set ablaze the night before the election and dynamite blasts were set off after it, damaging buildings. Despite that, Mrs. Solomon S. Youmans (the wife of a local physician) was elected mayor, and

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